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- June 2014 (Revised August 2014)
- Case
BuzzFeed — The Promise of Native Advertising
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix. "BuzzFeed — The Promise of Native Advertising." Harvard Business School Case 714-512, June 2014. (Revised August 2014.)
- Article
Leonard Bernstein and the Promise of America
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Leonard Bernstein and the Promise of America." Bloomberg Opinion (August 24, 2018).
- March 2011
- Module Note
The Creative Industries: The Promise of Digital Technology
By: Anita Elberse
Keywords: Technology
Elberse, Anita. "The Creative Industries: The Promise of Digital Technology." Harvard Business School Module Note 511-090, March 2011.
- Article
The Promise and Peril of Russia's Resurgent State
By: Rawi Abdelal
The article discusses the effect of the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 on the outlook for Russia's economic growth. The discussion focuses on the status of capitalism in Russia and the government's central role in business. A brief history of Russia's economic... View Details
Keywords: Economic Growth; Economic Systems; Financial Crisis; Investment; Globalized Economies and Regions; Policy; Russia
Abdelal, Rawi. "The Promise and Peril of Russia's Resurgent State." Harvard Business Review 88, nos. 1/2 (January–February 2010): 125–129.
- 2019
- Book
Patient Capital: The Challenges and Promises of Long-Term Investing
By: Victoria Ivashina and Josh Lerner
There has never been a greater need for long-term investments. And it is increasingly unlikely that the public sector will be willing or able to fill the gap. Those best positioned to address the long-run needs are likely to be the pools of capital in the hands of... View Details
Keywords: Long-term Investing; Large Investors; Capital; Investment; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities; Society
Ivashina, Victoria, and Josh Lerner. Patient Capital: The Challenges and Promises of Long-Term Investing. First ed. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2019.
- 1975
- Book
Negotiating Third World Mineral Agreements: Promises as Prologue
By: David N. Smith and L. T. Wells Jr.
Smith, David N., and L. T. Wells Jr. Negotiating Third World Mineral Agreements: Promises as Prologue. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1975. (Wells also wrote or was co-author of chapters 5, 7, 8, and 9.)
- January 2016 (Revised March 2016)
- Background Note
The Promise of Agriculture in the Republic of Cuba
By: Jose B. Alvarez, Andrew Otazo and Carin-Isabel Knoop
This background note explains Cuba's past and current agriculture policies, as well as provides insights into its future potential as relations with the U.S. normalize. View Details
Keywords: Cuba; Agribusiness; Agriculture; Errosion; Embargo; Fidel Castro; Raul Castro; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Cuba
Alvarez, Jose B., Andrew Otazo, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "The Promise of Agriculture in the Republic of Cuba." Harvard Business School Background Note 516-067, January 2016. (Revised March 2016.)
- March 2011
- Module Note
Strategic Marketing in Creative Industries: The Promise of Digital Technology
By: Anita Elberse
Elberse, Anita. "Strategic Marketing in Creative Industries: The Promise of Digital Technology." Harvard Business School Module Note 511-014, March 2011.
- 2014
- Discussion Paper
The Promise of Microfinance and Women's Empowerment: What Does the Evidence Say?
By: Dina D. Pomeranz
The microfinance revolution has transformed access to financial services for low-income populations worldwide. As a result, it has become one of the most talked-about innovations in global development in recent decades. However, its expansion has not been without... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship In Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Women's Empowerment; Entrepreneurs; Saving; Savings; Credit; Credit Supply; Insurance; Development Economics; Development Finance; Behavioral Economics; Gender; Microfinance; Social Entrepreneurship; Developing Countries and Economies; Banking Industry; Public Administration Industry; Financial Services Industry; Insurance Industry; Latin America; Kenya; Chile; India; Asia; Africa
Pomeranz, Dina D. "The Promise of Microfinance and Women's Empowerment: What Does the Evidence Say?" EY Thought Leadership Series, February 2014.
- December 2019
- Case
The Business of Pain: Johnson & Johnson and the Promise of Opioids
By: Erik Snowberg, Trevor Fetter and Amy W. Schulman
This case is designed to provide an engrossing overview of stakeholder capitalism through a vigorous discussion of the conflicts that can arise when trying to serve multiple stakeholders.
In 2007, Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) subsidiary Janssen has to decide whether or... View Details
Keywords: Opioids; Addiction; Stakeholder Capitalism; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Product Launch; Decision Making; Ethics; Social Issues; Pharmaceutical Industry
Snowberg, Erik, Trevor Fetter, and Amy W. Schulman. "The Business of Pain: Johnson & Johnson and the Promise of Opioids." Harvard Business School Case 720-420, December 2019.
- August 10, 2019
- Editorial
E-Commerce Promised the World. Are We Happy With Our Purchase?
By: Louis Hyman and Kwelina Thompson
It has been 25 years since the first online transaction, but we are still struggling with the balance between convenience and security. View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Technology Adoption; E-commerce; Consumer Behavior; Internet and the Web
Hyman, Louis, and Kwelina Thompson. "E-Commerce Promised the World. Are We Happy With Our Purchase?" New York Times (August 10, 2019).
- 1988
- Book
Creating the Future: The Massachusetts Comeback and Its Promise for America
By: M. S. Dukakis and Rosabeth M. Kanter
Dukakis, M. S., and Rosabeth M. Kanter. Creating the Future: The Massachusetts Comeback and Its Promise for America. New York: Summit Books, 1988.
- 1986
- Chapter
Promise Them Anything: The Incentive Structures of Local Public Pension Plans
By: Dutch Leonard
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Public Sector; Government and Politics; Local Range; Motivation and Incentives
Leonard, Dutch. "Promise Them Anything: The Incentive Structures of Local Public Pension Plans." In Public Sector Payrolls, edited by David A. Wise. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986.
- November 2019
- Article
Procedural Justice and the Risks of Consumer Voting
By: Tami Kim, Leslie John, Todd Rogers and Michael I. Norton
Firms are increasingly giving consumers the vote. Eight studies demonstrate that when firms empower consumers to vote, consumers infer a series of implicit promises—even in the absence of explicit promises. We identify three implicit promises to which consumers react... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Empowerment; Procedural Justice; Promises; Customer Relationship Management; Voting; Perception; Fairness; Risk Management
Kim, Tami, Leslie John, Todd Rogers, and Michael I. Norton. "Procedural Justice and the Risks of Consumer Voting." Management Science 65, no. 11 (November 2019): 5234–5251.
- April 2006
- Case
Promise (B): Navigating an Entrepreneurial Consumer Finance Company in Japan's Financial Establishment
Supplements the Promise: Building a Consumer Finance Company in Japan case. View Details
Kuemmerle, Walter. "Promise (B): Navigating an Entrepreneurial Consumer Finance Company in Japan's Financial Establishment." Harvard Business School Case 806-139, April 2006.
- December 2019
- Supplement
The Business of Pain: Johnson & Johnson and the Promise of Opioids (B)
By: Erik Snowberg, Trevor Fetter and Amy W. Schulman
This case is designed to provide an engrossing overview of stakeholder capitalism through a vigorous discussion of the conflicts that can arise when trying to serve multiple stakeholders.
In 2007, Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) subsidiary Janssen has to decide whether or... View Details
Keywords: Opioids; Addiction; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Product Launch; Ethics; Society; Pharmaceutical Industry
Snowberg, Erik, Trevor Fetter, and Amy W. Schulman. "The Business of Pain: Johnson & Johnson and the Promise of Opioids (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 720-423, December 2019.
- 2005
- Book
The Broadband Explosion: Leading Thinkers on the Promise of a Truly Interactive World
By: Robert D. Austin and Stephen P. Bradley
Austin, Robert D. and Stephen P. Bradley, eds. The Broadband Explosion: Leading Thinkers on the Promise of a Truly Interactive World. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2005.
- October 2014
- Article
The Promise of Positive Optimal Taxation: Normative Diversity and a Role for Equal Sacrifice
A prominent assumption in modern optimal tax research is that the objective of taxation is Utilitarian. I present new survey evidence that most people disagree with this assumption, preferring tax policies based at least in part on a classic alternative objective: the... View Details
Weinzierl, Matthew. "The Promise of Positive Optimal Taxation: Normative Diversity and a Role for Equal Sacrifice." Journal of Public Economics 118 (October 2014): 128–142. (Also NBER Working Paper Series, No. 18599.)
- June 2001
- Book Review
Review of Tupperware: The Promise of Plastic in 1950s America, by Alison J. Clarke
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Koehn, Nancy F. "Review of Tupperware: The Promise of Plastic in 1950s America, by Alison J. Clarke." Journal of American History 88, no. 1 (June 2001): 273.
- January 2018
- Article
Big Data and Big Cities: The Promises and Limitations of Improved Measures of Urban Life
By: Edward L. Glaeser, Scott Duke Kominers, Michael Luca and Nikhil Naik
New, "big" data sources allow measurement of city characteristics and outcome variables at higher frequencies and finer geographic scales than ever before. However, big data will not solve large urban social science questions on its own. Big data has the most value for... View Details
Glaeser, Edward L., Scott Duke Kominers, Michael Luca, and Nikhil Naik. "Big Data and Big Cities: The Promises and Limitations of Improved Measures of Urban Life." Economic Inquiry 56, no. 1 (January 2018): 114–137.